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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?
(a) They like the Americans
(b) They are making postcards
(c) For official records
(d) For propaganda purposes

2. What was it about the Grand Canyon that scared Billy?
(a) He thought a rock might fall on his head.
(b) He could not see the end of it.
(c) He thought he might fall into it.
(d) It reminded him of the swimming pool.

3. Where did the diamond in Valencia's engagement ring come from?
(a) It was an heirloom in Billy's family
(b) Billy found it in Dresden
(c) Her father gave it to Billy
(d) The coat Billy wore in the POW camp

4. Where does Billy time travel to after the Carlbad Caverns?
(a) He travels to another family vacation.
(b) He returns to the POW camp.
(c) He returns to basic training.
(d) He travels to the moment of his death.

5. Why is Billy taken to the hospital during the play?
(a) He starts laughing and cannot stop.
(b) He starts coughing up blood.
(c) He starts throwing up.
(d) He faints and they realize he is feverish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only book Billy can read on the trip to Tralfamadore?

2. When was Billy kidnapped by the Tralfamadorans?

3. Who offers the American prisoners shelter after the bombing?

4. What interrupts Billy's attempt at napping?

5. What does the hobo in Billy's railroad boxcar tell him?

(see the answer key)

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